RENUKA JAIN vs STATE(NCT OF DELHI) & ORS.

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$~23 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 06.01.2026 + CRL.M.C. 44/2026 & CRL.M.A. 126/2026 RENUKA JAIN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shiv Chopra, DHCLSC with Ms. Surbhi Arora, Advocate versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP for State with SI Yashpal Singh, PS Farsh Bazar CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The petitioner, being complainant de facto, has brought this petition seeking directions to the learned trial court to expeditiously dispose of the trial arising out of FIR No. 211/2017 of PS Farsh Bazar for offence under Section 420 IPC. 2. Learned APP appearing on advance intimation submits that the petition is not even maintainable as the petitioner has no locus standi. 3. As regards locus standi, the only argument advanced by learned CRL.M.C. 44/2026 Page 1 of 3 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec4 5569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, Signature Not Verified serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d155 70996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26 fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.01.06 17:37:01 -08'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:06.01.2026 17:38:11 counsel for petitioner is that petitioner is a victim and also the complainant de facto of the offence, so she has a right to file such petition. Learned counsel for petitioner also refers to order dated 07.02.2023 of a coordinate bench of this Court passed in W.P. (Crl.) 2090/2018 to show that on similar petition of the present petitioner, the learned Single Judge directed the trial court to conclude the trial within two years after framing of charges. 4. I fi